Cancer Survivors Network - Comments for "Is hormonal treatment the only way or method that works in reducing the size of the prostate?"http://csn.cancer.org/node/260360
Comments for "Is hormonal treatment the only way or method that works in reducing the size of the prostate?"en-csnBenefits of Hormone Therapy After Radiation?http://csn.cancer.org/node/260360#comment-1392718
<p>Thanks for the info!</p>
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<p>I am just completing four months of HT and eight weeks of RT, and I am trying to understand the therapeutic benefits of continuing HT for the next year or so. As it has been explained to me, HT shrinks/starves PC cells and makes them more susceptible to RT. Assuming the RT has been "successful" (PSA=0), what benefit would further HT produce? Or is it simply a precautionary or palliative measure?</p>
Fri, 02 Aug 2013 16:09:14 +0000jwoodiecomment 1392718 at http://csn.cancer.org"stickiness"http://csn.cancer.org/node/260360#comment-1382043
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Tarhoosier's post contains exactly the same info we received when we were investigating PCa tx options (all forms and combinations of RP, RT, ADT, etc) for PJD's T3 stage cancer. During consults with several respected open RP surgeons, we learned that they preferred no ADT for their patients prior to RP. The surgeons we met with indicated that ADT can make prostate and surrounding tissue more "sticky" and thus more difficult to visually &amp; tactilely differentiate between cancerous and non-cancerous tissue, even with wide cutting margins by the most experienced and skilled tactile uro-surgeon. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Depending on overall patient health, fitness, tumor stage and prostate size, most open RP surgeries for PCa can be preformed on enlarged prostates. Some robotic RP docs will tell you its also possible to remove enlarged cancerous prostates. &nbsp;But what they don't tell you is they'll have to slice it in pieces first in order to fit through one of the 6 one inch incisions. Certainly opinions vary and every RP surgeon (open or robotic) has his/her own preferences, as do their patients.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In regard to several other questions in threads by the original poster: A number of recently published peer reviewed study findings conclude that a short term protocol of ADT combined with RT, especially for intermediate/high risk stages, has "improved long-term biochemical tumor control, reduction in distant metastases and prostate cancer-related death."&nbsp;Here's a link to one of the latest studies related to this subject:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">http://www.redjournal.org/article/S0360-3016(13)00165-X/abstract</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Good luck to everyone.&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">mrs pjd,&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Wife of a T3 Stage PCa Survivor</span></p>
Fri, 21 Jun 2013 03:27:11 +0000mrspjdcomment 1382043 at http://csn.cancer.orgWhy?http://csn.cancer.org/node/260360#comment-1381785
<p>I wonder why this is an issue.</p>
<p>Hormone treatment, more accuarately anti-hormone treatment is the most reliable way to accomplish this. There are non durg ways to reduce psa. I have seen numerous men with small amounts of slow growing PCa reduce the psa with very low fat diets, rigorously followed.</p>
<p>Hormone treatment before surgery may cause some "stickieness" of tissue in the prostate, according to some surgeons. This is an unwelcome issue in surgery.</p>
Thu, 20 Jun 2013 15:55:47 +0000tarhoosiercomment 1381785 at http://csn.cancer.orgA change in diethttp://csn.cancer.org/node/260360#comment-1381685
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="color: black; line-height: 115%; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mcin777</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There have been investigations on the benefit of “supplements” in preventing prostate cancer but found to be good in reducing the size of the prostate. The most typical is the Saw Palmetto extract but Lycopene (in tomatoes), vitamin D and Pomegranate juice are recommended by several oncologists to treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia<span style="line-height: 115%;">. Nutritionists recommend a change in diet giving preferences to veggies and low consumption of fat and red meat.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mayo Clinic recommends medication or surgery depending on the needs of a case (symptomatic patient). Here is a link to their site;<br /> </span><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-gland-enlargement/DS00027/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Calibri;">http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/prostate-gland-enlargement/DS00027/DSECTION=treatments-and-drugs</span></a></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wishing you luck in your “adventure”.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Best.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">VGama&nbsp; <img src="/sites/all/libraries/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/smiley-wink.gif" alt="Wink" title="Wink" border="0" /></span></span></span></p>
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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 08:17:58 +0000VascodaGamacomment 1381685 at http://csn.cancer.org